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Estelle Bennett was an American singer. She was a member of the girl group the Ronettes, along with her sister Ronnie and cousin Nedra Talley.
Estelle Bennett, American singer (died 2009)
Vaughn Bodē was an American underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his character Cheech Wizard and his artwork depicting voluptuous women. A contemporary of Ralph Bakshi,…
Vaughn Bodē, American illustrator (died 1975)
George Edward Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and bandleader. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective developed an influential and eclectic form of funk mu…
George Clinton, American singer-songwriter and producer
David Michael Kennedy is an American historian specializing in American history. He is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University and the former d…
David M. Kennedy, American historian and author
Christopher Maurice Andrew is an Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Cambridge with an interest in international relations and in particular …
Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic
Sergio Mattarella is an Italian politician who has been serving as the president of Italy since 2015. He is the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic. Si…
Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy
Richard Ernest Evans, was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports H…
Richie Evans, American race car driver (died 1985)
Sir John Reginald Hartnell Bond is the chairman of Swiss mining company Xstrata. He previously served as chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, spending a total of 45 years with the bank.
John Bond, English banker and businessman
Manuel Charlton was a Scottish musician, record producer and founding member of the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth. He was the band's lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. He also pr…
Manny Charlton, Spanish-born Scottish rock musician and songwriter (died 2022)
Nathaniel Thurmond was an American professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Wa…
Nate Thurmond, American basketball player (died 2016)
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who, at 14 years old, was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The brutality of his murder and the acquittal of his killers dr…
Emmett Till, African-American lynching and kidnapping victim (died 1955)
Jean Baubérot, is a French historian and sociologist specializing in sociology of religions. He is the founder of the sociology of secularism.
Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist
Darlene Wright, known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and also a solo recordi…
Darlene Love, American singer and actress
Alfred Jesse Smith, known professionally as Brenton Wood, was an American singer and songwriter. Three 1967 singles of Wood's, "The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign", and "Ba…
Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2025)
Christian Boesch is an Austrian operatic baritone. He is the son of the soprano Ruthilde Boesch, and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, from 1959 to 196…
Christian Boesch, Austrian opera singer
Johannes Georg Fritsch was a German composer.
Johannes Fritsch, German viola player and composer (died 2010)
Bill Crider was an American author of crime fiction among other work.
Bill Crider, American author (died 2018)
Riccardo Muti is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, t…
Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator
Jennifer Jill Dunn was an American politician and engineer who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing…
Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (died 2007)
Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora-Poe, known professionally as Susan Roces, was a Filipino actress. She rose to fame in mid-1950s and became the biggest box-office star of the 1960s.…
Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)
Goenawan Mohamad is an Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor. He is the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Tempo. Mohamad is a vocal critic of the Indonesian …
Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright
David Hattersley Warner was an English actor who portrayed a variety of villainous characters, as well as more sympathetic roles, in a career spanning six decades across stage and …
David Warner, English actor (died 2022)
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) …
Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary was an Indian politician. He became the first adivasi to serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he took office in 1985.
Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 2004)